(@mpgrenier) · DIRTY

(@mpgrenier) · DIRTY

@mpgrenier

2nd generation in media, following in the footsteps of my mom (in the header): Ward’s Automotive Reports, Detroit News, Wall Street Journal & Bloomberg News (retired)

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mpgrenier@mpgrenier· 17d

Here’s one industrious bee taking a nap

A bee sits in the center of a pink cornflower, its back covered in pollen.

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Jun 7

TIL that the Eddie Haskell actor (Ken Osmond) looked surprisingly like Bill Clinton at one point in their lives.

Pictures of Ken Osmond and Bill Clinton

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Mar 29

A person in the New York City No Kings crowd holds up a sign that reads “Eggs are expensive because all the chicken are in Congress!!“

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Mar 29

A dog in a gray padded backpack-like carrier with a F*ck Trump sticker at the NYC #NoKings march.

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Mar 13

March 12, 2020: Whole Foods after panic buying as Covid hit

Empty vegetable bins at Whole Foods

Completely empty grocery shelves

Almost completely empty shelves in the meat department

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Feb 23

A tall pine tree with a crooked trunk leans over even further as snow coats its branches

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Feb 7

Baiul did not compete in compulsory figures during her major international championship years because they were eliminated after the 1990 season, and she won Worlds in 1993 and the Olympics in 1994.

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Jan 28

An orange cat lying down facing away from the camera with black-eyed Susan flowers behind it

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Jan 25

#BigGardenBirdwatch

A turkey in the grass

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Dec 30

Snow-covered bushes and concrete seats in front of a building

Snow-covered park with a lighthouse and a ferry in the distance

A cat in deep snow, taken from a distance

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Dec 30

Snow walk December 2025

Boots in snow with snow on the tops

Two trees in snow: one with bare branches and one snow-covered pine shaped like a Christmas tree

Six snow covered pine trees

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Dec 17

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mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Nov 25

Squirrel with very fluffy tail bent over its back

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Nov 5

Even the NYC sky is celebrating Mamdani’s victory

A bright orange-red sunset filling the sky over the city

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Oct 18

Two more snapshots from the NYC No Kings March

An older woman in a wheelchair holds up a sign with a drawing of hands reaching down and grabbing a baby away from a distraught mother. It reads “Don’t tear families apart.”

An older man using a walker marches with the crowd. A sunbeam shines down on him.

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Oct 18

More snapshots from the NYC No Kings March

The crowd passes below a billboard promoting the Carter Center with a picture of Jimmy Carter. People are holding signs reading “This is what democracy looks like.“

People march by Madison Square Garden. One woman holds a sign reading “Trump is a pussy. He’s afraid of Portland!“

A man in a chicken costume is accompanied by a woman with a sign: “Cock-a-doodle down with fascism.“

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Oct 18

Snapshots from the NYC No Kings March

A man in a red crown and robe with a dog wearing red ribbons

Little children interact with characters in animal suits. One character has a sign that reads “Protect children not predators who love crowns.”

A woman in the crowd holds up a sign reading “This is what democracy looks like“

People in frog, alien and banana costumes hold signs, including “We stand with frogs” and “We come in peace – for now.”

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Oct 13

Flowers after rain

Two yellow roses with raindrops

A pink rose with raindrops

A yellow rose and leaves with raindrops

A cream-colored rose and leaves with raindrops

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Sep 21

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Sep 21

Closeup of a bee on a yellow marigold

Cat with a crumpled right ear sitting next to a wooden chair

Bright reddish purple bean pods and purple hyacinth flowers

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Sep 21

Today's community garden walk: late summer flowers, a monarch butterfly, a busy bee, a kitty with a crumpled ear, hyacinth beans and a garden gnome having a cup of tea

A white flower

A pinkish purple flower against a blue sky with cirrus clouds

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Sep 11

Tribute lights for September 11

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Aug 31

The Man at Burning Man under colorful fireworks

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Aug 28

I just finished the “Emperor of Rome” audiobook (great narration, Mary!), and actually sent this text to a couple of friends:

Quotes from the book:

Listening to “Emperor of Rome” by Mary Beard, and her description of Elagabalus (ruler from age 14 to his assassination at 18) sounds scarily familiar:

”… gratuitous luxury …”

“… quirky, and costly, self-indulgence …”

“… tried to make nature itself bend to his will …”

“… a nightmare of deception, in which truth and falsehood were repeatedly confused and confounded.”

“The power of the [leader] stopped at nothing. It warped the senses and it thrived in malevolent chaos”

“He turned facts and fiction upside down, creating a topsy-turvy world in which no one could know who (or what) was play acting, A corrupt autocracy was all smoke and distorting mirrors. … a fake life.”

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Aug 22

A wooden green lawn chair beneath a pink-flowering vine over a shady bower on a sunny day

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Aug 4

A bee sleeping in a community garden rose

Two yellow roses, one with a bee tucked inside

A closeup of the bee

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Jul 29

Saw this just after checking an outdoor thermometer in full sun 😡

An outdoor thermometer with the temperature hand pointing straight down, well beyond the highest reading of 120

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Jul 27

A walk in the community garden

A bright pink floribunda rose with four tightly compacted blossoms

A wooden seat almost hidden by trees and bushes

Two red tomatoes hanging in a mesh bag next to several green tomatoes

A close-up of a bee hanging from a spidery purple flower

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Jul 26

An example of “fossil soup” from the Leelanau Peninsula in northern Michigan #FossilFriday

A roughly triangular rock with crinoid and other bits of fossils

mpgrenier@mpgrenier· Jul 24

Pottery shop in Northern Michigan

A small wooden building in the country whose door is almost completely obscured by bushes